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@samanthatarly @billyez2 I think we are meant to disdain him as he is constantly claiming he wanted so desperately to go to war. He draft-dodged, didn't hold up his end of the bargain by looking after sinons family, *and* lied about how it all went down.
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she kind of cooked with the bit about it condemning war and also cowardice because that also stuck in my craw
Noble Art Understander@UnderstanderArt
Apparently, Emily Wilson was mixed on The Odyssey partly because it’s too modern. This is exactly the twist the culture war needed:
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@GeorgeElek I can wholeheartedly assure you that no-one will give a shit about that in maybe a month's time
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Messi might be the best ever but he’s also now the guy who asked for an opponent to be sent off for covering his mouth in a World Cup final
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@zhsmdin @DamoMackle @deanthomas_88 @manojpoppadom You claimed everyone bar ten hag didn't rate him. You have no response to the rebuttal.
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@DamoMackle @deanthomas_88 @gvgbcool @manojpoppadom I remember England scoring whenever he was taken off the pitch
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Ive been watching football since 1988. I also lived in Scotland for 13 years. What does "Empties it" mean? I have no idea on earth
Kyama ⚽@ElijahKyama_
Graeme Souness explaining to Simon Jordan why Tuchel couldn't sub in Kobbie Mainoo at England - Argentina. "Kobbie empties it too much. That’s the last thing they needed. The boy [Adam Wharton] at Crystal Palace is a better central midfielder than Kobbie"
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@deanthomas_88 @zhsmdin @manojpoppadom @DamoMackle The conversation was about which managers rated him. Picked to play in a final = rated. Clearly your original claim of 1/5 was bullshit. Have a good one.
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@gvgbcool @zhsmdin @manojpoppadom @DamoMackle Southgate played him twice they won 1 and lost 1 incredible success
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@deanthomas_88 @zhsmdin @manojpoppadom @DamoMackle And Mainoo forced his way ahead of all of them for the most important games. 3 managers out of five rate him, the ones that used him found more success than the ones who didn't 👍
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@gvgbcool @zhsmdin @manojpoppadom @DamoMackle “southgate tried 3 different options first” is what you meant pal
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@zhsmdin @deanthomas_88 @manojpoppadom @DamoMackle That's odd, considering Carrick plays him constantly and Southgate started him the semis and final of the euros. I make that 3/5 that rate him.
Amorom didn't (United's worst manager ever) and got sacked. Tuchel failed to beat the first good team he faced.
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@manojpoppadom @DamoMackle He’s had 5 managers in his life and 4 thought he was shite btw
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@kaludiasays @TELEAZE Your takes on this film are constantly coming up on my for you page. Do you mean to say you've not even seen the fucking movie?
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I don’t think that’s what the movie is saying tbh. I think it’s less about guilt over sacking Troy and more about guilt over the way he did it. His whole thing is wanting a fair, honourable fight (e.g. plucking the bow before hunting). Trickery goes against that ethos.
sil ♡ penelope whisperer@thhouseofblack
The concept of Odysseus feeling guilty about sacking Troy keeps cracking me up.
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@VincenzoStagi @Double_O_Scotch @sola_chad Achilles does not die giving the Trojan horse over to Troy. He was also not a citizen of Ithaca drafted into the war. Their stories are nothing alike and you're talking nonsense.
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@Double_O_Scotch @sola_chad It’s the exact same character story and Achilles. They had to change the name out of pre-release backlash panic.
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There’s not one rational person on earth that thinks this a man, let alone the greatest warrior to ever live.
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@petesunitedPOV @MBally81 Falling for a Craig hope story is like losing a game of chess to a dog, you fucking idiot. Genuinely, you're so fucking simple.
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@MBally81 I’m very sure, have done for my entire 37 years on earth 🤔
Questioning a pattern doesn’t make me not a fan
Also I’m a fan of Manchester United doesn’t mean I have to think the sun shines out of every players arse
#GlazersOut
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So more evidence that Mainoo is a bit self interested and self entitled
That’s now 2 managers pointing it out
Mainoo has all the talent in the world but it sounds like he really needs to develop his character and lose the self entitlement that is clearly evident
#GlazersOut
(fan) Frank 🧠🇾🇪@FrankEra_
🚨😤 | NEW: In the week before England's second World Cup match against Ghana, when Declan Rice was starting to struggle, Kobbie Mainoo played central midfield in training WITH Elliot Anderson. There was a feeling he was IN LINE to feature, but Thomas Tuchel had NOT liked what he saw. After almost every match, Mainoo was the first player to leave the stadium, always alone and with headphones in. [@CraigHope_DM/@MailSport]
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Mainoo is fascinating coz his stock mainly rises when he doesn't play. The wider footballing world don't really think much about him when he does.
Simon Stone@sistoney67
Knowing how good Kobbie Mainoo is at playing in tight spaces and progressing the ball up the pitch, it feels a total waste he didn’t feature for a single minute in this campaign when England only played well in fleeting moments. The Mexico win was fabulously defiant but overall I didn’t see the improvement in game management Thomas Tuchel was brought in for.
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@bann_taylor A whole essay of utter shite. Baited by a Craig Hope story. Like losing a game of chess to a dog.
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If a superstar with a decade at the top gets treated like that, I would understand that somewhat, but as a young player, just because you play for Manchester United and you’ve played a final for England, doesn’t mean that you’re untouchable now. Kobbie needs to do better.
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I love Kobbie Mainoo, I’ve had his pic as my profile for 2 years. But I’ve said it before when Amorim was here and I’ve got to say it again, his attitude isn’t great. I know that because he is one of our own and because we love him, we want to act as if we don’t see these things
(fan) Frank 🧠🇾🇪@FrankEra_
🚨😤 | NEW: In the week before England's second World Cup match against Ghana, when Declan Rice was starting to struggle, Kobbie Mainoo played central midfield in training WITH Elliot Anderson. There was a feeling he was IN LINE to feature, but Thomas Tuchel had NOT liked what he saw. After almost every match, Mainoo was the first player to leave the stadium, always alone and with headphones in. [@CraigHope_DM/@MailSport]
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@GhostofMullaney @AdamCrafton_ Dan Burn is better at it
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If that was Tuchel’s plan before the tournament, to protect the box for extended periods of games, it makes leaving Harry Maguire out completely unfathomable. It just looks like a rearguard worked in Mexico for 25 mins and then he became addicted to it.
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@matt59876 @htomufc He's in charge of picking the squad though isn't he. He also refused to use the only other midfielder he did have on the bench.
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Back from watching England, my fresh thoughts unfortunately that Tuchel may have cost us the game with those subs, everyone around us had past thoughts of Mexico but the difference is the quality. I thought the subs were made way too soon. And if you compare the way Argentina defended at 2-1 to the way we did, it will tell the story of the game. I’m so ashamed to go out playing like an inferior team when individually we were so class. Really gutted, so gutted.
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No no no no no what the fuck are we doing. Tuchel gave a fair assessment!
Match of the Day@BBCMOTD
"Maybe he doesn't know what it's like to play in those conditions."😳 Jude Bellingham spoke openly about Thomas Tuchel being critical of England's performance against Norway.
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@Ankaman616 @Gnome265 Great read, really enjoy your writing. Do you think it's odd that Tuchel took Mainoo in the first place considering his profile is seemingly incongruous with the way he wants to play?
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@Gnome265 I covered Mainoo's quiet World Cup here.
nytimes.com/athletic/74101…
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